The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-22
As Others See Us.

exciting great interest throughout
the country, There is scarcely a paper
with any pretention to independence
or regard for purity of government
that does not express an earnest de-
sire that the corrupt ring dominat-
ing Maryland politics may be defeat
ed at the approaching elections.
Democratic papers of the most pro-
nounced type are every day denoun-
cling with emphasis the methods of
the COMMANDMENTS party of the
State.
We reprint several extracts from
leading papers of the country upon
the political situation in Maryland:
New York World.-Dem.)
The story printed in the World to-
day of the causes which have led to
renewed effort at reform in the city
of Baltimore will awaken a feeling
of sympathy throughout the country.
Since the celebrated Know Nothing
era the politics of Baltimore have
been corrupt. They have been dom.
mated by gang of protected DULLES,
who have been backed up by weak
registration and election laws. Thir.
ty-seven criminals to-day practically
control the elections of that city.
They carry upon their registration
lists 80, 600 false names. They stuff
ballot boxes, count out candidates
and defy public opinion. Some of
the best citizens of Baltimore are now
engaged in the effort to secure an
honest expression of sentiment to
break up. if possible, the reign Of the
Plug Uglies. They deserve the sup
port of honest Baltimore voters, and
no party tie should be permitted to
sWerve any lover of our system so
long as the curruptprS of the ballot
have either the protection of the
courts or the cOuntenance Of party
leaders.
Washington Star,-Tnd.)
There are fresh evidences every day
from Independent Democrats of Bal
tinOre that the accusations of fraudu.
lent practices in registration, voting
and counting votes in the city cleo
tons, which have given Baltimore a
bad name in this regard IN times past,
are well. founded. Where convincing
evidence accompanies the the charge
of political corruption it. W ould seem
that the business men of Baltimore
could better protect the reputation
and prosperity of the city by extir.
pating the evil and furnishing the
evil-doers, than by shutting their
eyes tOevidence and pronouncing the
charge a SANDER, as they are exhorted
to do by some of their political lead
ers, and it is evident that many of
them, Notwithstanding the earnest
solicitation to the contrary by those
upon whom they have been accus-
TONED to rely, will declare openly
for honesty in political methods. and
will seek to remove the cause of re-
proacb instead of vainIy denying its
existence.
philadelphia News.-Rep.)
1t is notorious that Mr.. German is
Mr.. Cleveland'S yiceroy for the State
of Maryland, and continues to he the
dispenser of Federal patronage. No
WIN tiiV LNtN L VI N
World and even the Cleveland-fOrev
er New York Times cry out against
combination and warn the Admins
tratiOn of the danger. If Mr.. Cleve
land dosen't take the back track in
this matter the Administration may
as well give up all pretentiOns to
sympathy with reformed politics, ma
tiOnal or municipal.
(Brooklyn Eagle.-Dem.)
When the yoke Of corrupt bOssism
becomes so irksOme that the dyed-in-
the WooI-Democrat of the MOnumen-
tai City is willing to fight under the
banner of his traditional adversary in
order to shake it off, the spell Of reg
ularity is broken, and eyes blinded
by the mists of partisanship can at
last see to the very core of the truth
that he who serves his county best